A nasal polyp is a non-cancerous outpouching of the mucous membrane of the paranasal sinus into the nasal cavity. It produces symptoms like feeling of obstruction, changes in voice etc. and may ...

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Trainee involvement during colonoscopy offered mixed results when it came to exam quality and polyp detection, according to a population-based cohort study from Canada. Having a gastroenterology or ...

Patients were recruited between 2003 and 2010 as part of the Tennessee Colorectal Polyp Study. Red meat intake and cigarette smoking status, duration, and frequency were the strongest risk factors for ...

Local immunoglobulin levels were found to be significantly higher in polyp tissue specimens, but not in the blood, of patients with nasal polyps. Nasal polyp development may be associated with ...

ORLANDO — Deep-learning, a computational strategy for automatic object detection in images and video, was effective for automatically detecting polyps during colonoscopy, according to new research ...

You may need to remove nasal polyps if they’re large enough to interfere with your quality of life. Surgery, called nasal polypectomy, is the standard procedure used. Nasal polyps refer to small ...

While nasal polyps often return after surgical removal, knowing your options can help keep symptoms at bay. Nasal polyps are noncancerous (benign) growths that develop in the nose. They are seen in ...

Nasal polyps are painless, teardrop-shaped growths that form in your nose or sinuses. They’re most common where the sinuses near your eyes and cheekbones drain into your nose. Nasal polyps are not ...

Jon LaPook, M.D. is the award-winning chief medical correspondent for CBS News. Since joining CBS News in 2006, LaPook has delivered more than 1,200 reports on a wide variety of breaking news and ...

Gallbladder polyps are abnormal growths inside the gallbladder, the small organ in the upper right abdomen that stores digestive bile. Inflammation, cholesterol, abnormal cell growth, and, in rare ...